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Wildflowers tom petty1/1/2024 ![]() It’s such a diverse record which illustrates how varied Petty was as a musician. Later on in the record, ‘Crawling Back To You,’ could be Fleetwood Mac. In comparison to his preceding records, it was such a different sound for him at the time. Tom PettyWildflowers 1994 Warner Records Inc.Piano: Benmont TenchUnknown: David BiancoUnknown: Jeff S.‘You Don’t Know How It Feels,’ ‘You Wreck Me,’ ‘It’s Good To Be King’ and ‘A Higher Place’ were the four singles released from the album, and while these are the obvious choices, I guess, I really love songs like ‘Time To Move On,’ ‘Only A Broken Heart,’ ‘Don’t Fade On Me,’ and the dirty, grungy sound of ‘Honey Bee.’ To be honest, it’s another record that I can listen start to finish and then immediately repeat. Provided to YouTube by 143/Warner RecordsWildflowers Live, it gets more guitar-ish, with Petty on rhythm and Campbell on mandolin it has a sweet, MTV Unplugged vibe while drawing even more attention to Petty’s almost-wispy vocals. Capturing the period of 1993-1995, during which he created his seminal and most emotionally raw album Wildflowers, the unvarnished look at Petty features never-. Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers is produced by Peter Afterman and directed by Mary Wharton, with executive producers Dan Braun, Wharton and Adria Petty. To be honest, his vocals on this record are amongst my favourite vocal performances on record by him. The final cut, which wraps Wildflowers, goes from delicate to theatrical, but it still rests on Petty’s singing and piano-playing (no Tench here). The album was produced by Rick Rubin, who managed to give Perry’s vocals less of a “Dylan but in tune” quality, and more of a Californian George Harrison type sound. Petty decided not to credit it as a Heartbreakers record, as he wanted the freedom to work outside the confines of the band’s sound. The Best Of Everything: The Definitive Career Spanning Hits Collection 1976-2016. Strictly speaking, the second solo record by Tom Petty, although, his backing band is, in fact, The Heartbreakers. ![]() This album holds a special place in my heart the title track was my wife and my wedding song.
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